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Blizzard Locks Down Northeast as Nor’easter Dumps Feet of Snow

Widespread disruption hits airports, utilities.

The lead photo.
People walk along Manhattan's Times Square during a snowfall in New York City, on February 22, 2026. A fast-developing storm is threatening to pummel the US East Coast with a foot (30cm) or more of snow beginning Sunday, bringing Mother Nature's wrath to a region that only just dug out from a previous winter wallop. Meteorologists issued blizzard warnings for New York and parts of at least six states, warning Saturday that heavy snow and gale-force winds are forecast to slam all major cities along the densely populated Interstate 95 northeast corridor, including Philadelphia, Boston and even Washington further south. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
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Overview

  • Blizzard warnings stretch from Maryland to Maine with the National Weather Service forecasting 1 to 2 feet of snow, whiteout conditions and wind gusts up to 70 mph.
  • New York City banned non‑essential travel from 9 p.m. Sunday to noon Monday under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, with similar restrictions in New Jersey and Rhode Island and schools closed in New York City and Boston.
  • Early Monday measurements showed about 15 inches in Central Park, roughly 18 inches at Newark and 22.5 inches at Long Island MacArthur Airport as snow bands produced 2 to 3 inches per hour.
  • Air travel has been severely disrupted with more than 5,000 flights canceled today and the greatest impacts at airports serving New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
  • Hundreds of thousands lost power across the Mid‑Atlantic and New England, forecasters flagged a coastal inundation risk of 1 to 2 feet in low‑lying areas, and the rapidly deepening storm could meet bomb cyclone criteria before easing late Monday.